(19)
(11) EP 1 686 249 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/31

(21) Application number: 06001213.5

(22) Date of filing: 20.01.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02B 31/04(2006.01)
 F01N 3/28(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 26.01.2005 US 42101

(71) Applicant: Kim, Jay S.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kim, Jay S.
    Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (US)

(74) Representative: Mollekopf, Gerd Willi 
European Patent Attorney Vorderer Anger 239
86899 Landsberg am Lech
86899 Landsberg am Lech (DE)

   


(54) Fluid swirling device


(57) The device includes a pair of flat planar vanes securely mounted within a cylindrical housing. The vanes have a medial slit extending from the center to a longitudinal end of the vane.
The vanes are interconnected at the slits so that they are in criss-cross positioning. The vanes are axially angled so that when positioned in an intake air duct the vanes impart a swirling motion to the air entering the engine providing more complete mixing of the air and fuel and when positioned in an exhaust passageway the vanes impart a swirling motion to the exhaust gases exiting the engine providing scavenging of the exhaust gases.







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